Luggage cover



Nov. 2, 1954 C, T, AMlCK y 2,693,259

LUGGAGE COVER Filed Nov. 4, 1952 C' h n. um nu l l l l l I l l l l BY l M ATTORNEYS United States Patent LUGGAGE COVER Chevis T. Amiek, San Antonio, Tex., assignor to San Antonio Trunk Co., San Antonio, Tex.

Application November 4, 1952, Serial No. 318,681 1 Claim. (Cl. 190-26) This invention relates to a luggage cover.

An object of this invention is to provide a cover for luggage, such as suitcases or the like, which is made out of relatively heavy fabric of the waterproof type, so that the luggage will not be scratched or otherwise damaged.

Another object of this invention is to provide a luggage cover which can be easily and quickly applied and will prevent accidental opening of the luggage during handling thereof.

A further object of this invention is to provide a luggage cover which includes gliders carried by the bottom end flaps so that the cover will be held out of contact with a iloor or the like.

With the above and other objects in View, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the drawing- Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of a luggage cover showing the cover in applied position to a suitcase,

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View, partly broken away, of the cover,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of either Figures 2 or 3.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral designates generally an article of luggage such as a suitcase or the like, which is provided with a bail or looped handle 11. A fabric or flexible protecting cover generally designated as 12 is engaged about the suitcase 10 and comprises opposite side walls 14 and an integral top wall 15 having an opening 13 through which the handle 11 is adapted to extend.

The cover 12 also includes a pair of bottom forming flaps 16 and 17 which are disposed, as shown in Figure 2, in overlapping position and are secured together by means of snap fastener elements 18.

The cover 12 also includes opposite end walls 19 which are secured along the opposite edges of the side walls 14 and the opposite ends of the top wall 1S. The end walls 19 include inwardly projecting bottom flaps 20 which overlap the opposite ends of the bottom iiaps 16 and 17.

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Each end flap 20 is formed with a transversely extending hem or tunnel 21 within which a relatively rigid reinforcing bar 22 is positioned.

A pair of partly spherical glider members 23 are carried by each end ap 20 and the glider members 23 include a shank 24 which is extended through the bar 22 and is then upset, as indicated at 25. A felt or resilient cushion washer 26 is disposed about the shank 24 within the hem or tunnel 21 and is adapted to cushion the glider 23. The end flaps 20 are adapted to be secured in overlapping position relative to the bottom aps 16 and 17 by means of snap fasteners 27.

In the use of this cover the luggage or suitcase 10 is encased in the cover by initially unfastening the fastening elements 18 and 27. The cover is applied from the top and the handle 11 extended through the opening 13. Bottom flaps 16 and 17 are then secured together in overlapping position by the snap fasteners 1S. The end aps 20 are then extended beneath the overlapping bottom flaps 16 and 17 and the end aps 20 are secured to the overlapping bottom flaps 16 and 17 by the snap fasteners 27.

The material of which the cover 12 is made may be of any suitable relatively heavy woven fabric which may be of the waterproof type so that the suitcase 10 will not only be held against scratching but will be held against becoming wet. The glider members or feet 23 will hold the cover and suitcase above a supporting surface so that the cover will not be wet if the supporting surface is wet, and in addition the glider members or feet 23 will provide a means whereby the suitcase may slide over the surface.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A luggage cover comprising integral top and side walls, opposite end walls iixedly secured to said top and side walls, overlapping bottom forming flaps extending from said side walls, means releasably securing said aps together, an inwardly projecting end flap carried by the lower end of each end wall and underlying said bottom forming flaps, means releasably securing said bottom forming ap's to the ends of said inwardly projecting end flaps, a hem carried by each inwardly projecting iiap, a relatively rigid flat reinforcing bar in said hem, a pair of glider buttons, means projecting through said hem securing said buttons to said bar, and a resilient cushioning washer interposed between each button and said bar.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,999,064 Marks Apr. 23, 1935 2,487,596 Sackstein Nov. 8, 1949 2,532,154 Duskin Nov. 2S, 1950 

